No sex, no violence, no action. All riveting.
This one makes two of my movie lists: Can Watch Anytime, In Any Mood (right up there with The Fugitive), and Movies About People Talking.
“I love to act”: director Rob Reiner on Jack Nicholson is… kinda wonderful:
… and co-star Kevin Pollack (whom I personally enjoy so much in this film) on Nicholson is… also lovely:
And here’s a young Aaron Sorkin chatting to (sorry) Charlie Rose about his play becoming a movie:
Further Viewing
‘A Few Good Men — Writing a Final Battle‘ by Lessons from the Screenplay:
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